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1/30/2006 – For this Wednesday night's Playchess
lecture Andrew Martin presents the problem for his Radio Show Competition in
advance. He will discuss the solution during the broadcast, and also touch
on the world of "normal" chess, looking at the King's Indian and
the Alekhine. Don't miss it!

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It's ... the Andrew Martin Radio ChessBase Show

Cast your eye over the following position.

It's White's move. All that is required is to find the last move by Black.You
should know that no captures have been made over the last four moves
(in this case a move by each player equals two moves).

Yes, this is the first Radio Show Competition published in advance. They were
getting too easy! Email your answers to predictaresult@yahoo.co.uk. We'll discuss
the solution on the show.

Back in the world of "normal" chess we will also take a look at
the King's Indian and the Alekhine. Specifically the troubling Classical Variation,
where 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 Nbd7!

which has been touted as a possible solution to Black's problems. We'll see
you at 19:30 GMT 20:30 CET this Wednesday. Don't miss it!

The Andrew Martin
Radio ChessBase lecture begins on Wednesdays at 20:30h CEST (European
Central time = server time, which translates to 19:30h London, 2:30
p.m. New York, 04:30 a.m. Sydney (on Thursday). You can use Fritz or
any Fritz-compatible program (Shredder, Junior, Tiger, Hiarcs) to follow
the lectures, or download a free
trial client.

Andrew Martin, chess trainer and teacher

He is not some unknown in the world of chess. Andrew Martin was the star commentator
in the 2000 London match between Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik, and he
gained recent international fame and popularity with his live audio commentary
on Playchess.com during the FIDE world
championship in San Luis.

Andrew is also a prolific chess trainer, not just live in British scholastic
circles, but also in a series of training DVDs he has produced for ChessBase,
taking full advantage of our Chess Media System. His lively, entertaining style,
combined with a good dash of humour, makes any lesson with him a delight to
follow.

Andrew Martin is 47 years old and lives in Sandhurst, England, with his wife
and four children. His book King‘s Indian Battle Plans for Thinkers
Press was an international best-seller.

Each week Martin will cast his eye over the contemporary chess scene, presenting
a veritable pot-pourri of interesting topics. We look forward to the pleasure
of your company.

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Video

The Elephant Gambit (1.e4.e5 2.Nf3 d5!?) has never really been given the attention it deserves. It is a very useful surprise weapon. Let us list the advantages of playing this particular opening: 1) Shock value 2) It is very aggressive. Black can take over the initiative early. 3) Many tricky lines 4) Unorthodox. Black is basically taking the game to the opponent as early as move two. Not many openings do that! It's a perfect opening for young players and club players to adopt. Let Andrew Martin select a repertoire for you on this 60 mins, which, if used with discretion, will rack up the points. I am sure that you will enjoy this unusual tour of the Elephant Gambit.